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 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Sorcerer's Stone. Harry Potter learns of his past, and goes to Hogwarts for his first year at the magical school.
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Sorcerer's Stone Movie. The first Harry Potter book comes to life. On DVD and VHS in widescreen and fullscreen formats.
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The first attempt to translate the world of Harry Potter to the silver screen and, as book conversions go, it's fair
to middling. Even with the slimlining necessary to squeeze the action packed plot into only a few hours, it's not sufferred
any terminal amputations. The major plot elements remain, along with enough background to provide a reasonable sense of
the wonder which makes the Harry Potter books so spellbinding. It isn't a perfect rendition however, with a lot of
the book lost to the screenwriter's need to edit so heavily.
The quality of the acting is generally high, though Dumbledore is the only character with any room for subtlety. Most
of the characters are fairly limited even in the books, so their onscreen counterparts hadn't much slack to play with. That
said, the greater part of the cast fill their roles extremely well, and the characters they play are extremely recognisable.
Perhaps the most disappointing and obvious lack is Daniel Radcliffe's portrayal of Harry himself. Much of Harry's
character is lost in his quite crude performance.
Graphically, the film is good, with the Quidditch match providing a high point of visual excellence. Some of the
effects are a little obvious, but are easily balanced by the many, many little touches which serve to beautifully illustrate
Harry Potter's wizarding world.
Save for the occasionally grating quality of Radcliffe's performance, the film is well worth watching for any fan of the
series. Just bear in mind that no film, no matter how well written, acted, or directed, can ever compare to the book by
which it has been inspired. Certainly not without being several days long.
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Cast:
| Daniel Radcliffe | : | Harry Potter |
| Rupert Grint | : | Ron Weasley |
| Emma Watson | : | Hermione Granger |
| John Cleese | : | Nearly Headless Nick |
| Robbie Coltrane | : | Rubeus Hagrid |
| Warwick Davis | : | Professor Flitwick |
| Richard Griffiths | : | Uncle Vernon Dursley |
| Richard Harris | : | Professor Dumbledore |
| Ian Hart | : | Professor Quirrel |
| John Hurt | : | Mr. Ollivander |
| Alan Rickman | : | Professor Snape |
| Fiona Shaw | : | Aunt Petunia Dursley |
| Maggie Smith | : | Professor McGonagall |
| Julie Walters | : | Mrs. Weasley |
| Screenplay by Steve Kloves |
| Produced by David Heyman |
| Directed by Chris Columbus
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Harry Potter cast - The cast of the first Harry Potter film, the original Harry Potter cast
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